The suspect arrived with a checked gun, claimed his bag, took the gun from bag, went into the bathroom to load it and then came out and started shooting.

​1. This was in a bagage claim area that had lots of people.

​2. Five killed and eight injured

​3 This guy had plenty of time, even to reload.

​Given the number of people in a bagage terminal if they were to rush and over take (fight) the guy and not flee the numbers would be lower. The death number in this case may have also been lower if the correct treatment to the wounded had been given sooner.

​This is why it is critical for not just Law Enforcement and EMS to know this stuff. The average civilian can do miricals given a little knowedge. A simple Bleeding Control course or a PHTLS for First Responders will work wonders here. Basic first aid is what we are talking about that is current and up to date. You dont need a first aid kit, there are plenty of things around you to make TQs with and pressure dressings with.

​The same story keeps playing out over and over in just about every shooting or attack that happens.

​On another note I posted this last week about some Law Enforcement Officers and one was shot. There was no treatment being done what so ever, no aid kits. Medical aid happend when EMS arrived. This guys in the video was lucky EMS was near by. Putting someone is a car does not stop them from bleeding out or other bad things that happen. Covering your partner and returning fire would be a good thing as well. There is a reason there are thress phases of TCCC and TECC. Below is the footage of the body cam of the Officer who was shot.

This is a very terrifying and devastating news. I cannot believe that someone would resort to doing this crime. If maybe the result of a mental illness or taking in illegal substances. It's bad enough that he killed and injured a number of innocent civilians, but he did this out of no reason of some sort. This is truly the definition of terrorism.

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Officer Jeff Roberts

20/1/2017 17:33:24

The man lived within walking distance from a mosque in Alaska and was recently converted. He was Hispanic however also took an Islamic name after converting and used it around certain people and on line. He stated he had issues with fighting ISIS. He posted rants against the US and for holy war (Jihad). He was communicating with known people of interest on watch lists. His trip to Fort Lauderdale was no on a whim but to meet with another Islamic radical who was Arab that took a Hispanic name to hide that was on the FBI wanted list. Things not in the mainstream media because it does not fit their agenda. They want your opinion to be it was a stressed PTSD Hispanic veteran. That could not be further from the truth